Question

Burke's Corner currently sells blue jeans and T-shirts. Management is considering adding fleece tops to its inventory to provide a cooler weather option. The tops would sell for $53 each with expected sales of 4,300 tops annually. By adding the fleece tops, management feels the firm will sell an additional 285 pairs of jeans at $65 a pair and 420 fewer T-shirts at $26 each. The variable cost per unit is $36 on the jeans, $16 on the T-shirts, and $31 on the fleece tops. With the new item, the depreciation expense is $33,000 a year and the fixed costs are $76,000 annually. The tax rate is 35 percent. What is the project's operating cash flow?

Answer 1

Answer: $‬26,282.25‬

Step-by-step explanation:

The operating cash-flow will be the amount of cash the company got from sales less the amount they would have to pay on taxes.

Cash from tops

= (Sales price - Variable costs) * quantity

= ( 53 - 31) * 4,300

= $94,600

Cash from jeans

= ( 65 - 36) * 285

= $8,265

Cash from jeans

= (26 - 16) * -420

= -$4,200

As this deals with cash, a tax adjusted depreciation will need to be added back because it is a non cash expense and fixed costs will have to be deducted.

Pre-tax operating cash-flow = 94,600 + 8,265 - 4,200 - 76,000

= $22,665‬

Post-tax Project Operating cash-flow

= $22,665‬ * ( 1 - 0.35) + (depreciation * tax)

= $22,665‬ * ( 1 - 0.35) + (33,000 * 0.35)

= $14,732.25‬ + 11,550

= $‬26,282.25‬